Published September 26th, 2010 by

This is a picture of my son and me at Branson, Missouri, playing “cowboys”. Talk about some real desperadoes. There were times when I have been desperate. I had no…

Read More God Desires The Desparado

Published September 26th, 2010 by

Ever wonder why God told to Jewish nation to rotate the fields and let the fields rest every seven years? Everything and everyone needs rest. We can't keep going full…

Read More Call A Timeout

Published September 24th, 2010 by

On the day God calls us home, we will leave behind two things. If you have kids, you will pass onto them your DNA. The second thing we leave behind…

Read More Finishing Well

Published September 24th, 2010 by

On Wednesday I was feeling overwhelmed, overtired, and under-rested…as a mom, that tends to come with the territory.  So when my mom came to visit and asked if she could…

Read More Thankful For The In-Between Time

Published September 24th, 2010 by

As kids, most of us dream about what we want to be when we grow up. Even as toddlers, boys play with trucks, cars and fireman, dreaming of the day…

Read More Learning To Be Content

Published September 24th, 2010 by
Published September 24th, 2010 by

Sarah Palin points out several of these lies that we were fed by President Obama and his henchmen in her latest post on Facebook. I cringed when I heard Nancy…

Read More Obamacare: 2,500 pages of lies

Published September 24th, 2010 by

Many people use a SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) as their diagnostic grid for assessing their congregation. I’ve developed the SWORD Heart Exam (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Risks, Diagnosis) for…

Read More Forget SWOT Analysis, Use A SWORD Instead

Published September 24th, 2010 by

It was like a ghost scene from a movie.  A man in a trench coat stepped out of the dense fog and identified himself as the pilot’s son. He wasn’t…

Read More A Love Story For Vietnam Vets

Published September 24th, 2010 by